Skeet

6 Skeet Fields

Squads of 3-6 shooters fire from each of eight shooting stations arranged around a semi-circle. There is no guesswork as to which house the target will come from and what path it will take. The high house target starts from a point 10-feet above the ground and the low house target from a point up to 3-feet above the ground.

The following target sequence is standard in a round of skeet:

• Stations 1 and 2: High house single; Low house single; High house/Low house pair.

• Stations 3, 4 and 5: High house single; Low house single.

• Station 6 and 7: High house single; Low house single; Low house/High house pair.

• Station 8: High house single; Low house single.

The 25th shot, completing the round, is taken at the time of the first miss, or with 24 consecutive broken targets. The 25th shot may be taken from any position on the field if no miss occurs in the round of 24 shots, the optional is taken as a single target, usually shot from station eight. (As proclaimed by NASR)

Do not rush on doubles or you may get confused as to which target to break first. Always shoot the target moving away from you first, then break the incoming target.

Competitive skeet is shot with different gauge shotguns. As the gauge gets smaller, the difficulty naturally increases and scores get lower. Competitive skeet is divided into four categories:

All Bore Event: Open to 12 gauge or smaller. 20 Gauge Event: Open to 20 gauge or smaller. Small Gauge Event: Open to 28 gauge or smaller. Sub-Small Gauge Event: Open only to 410 bore.

Semi-automatic and over/under shotguns are the most widely used for skeet. Because skeet is a short range game, special skeet chokes are made that spread shot patterns

National Shooting Sports Foundation research indicates that the average shooter breaks 11 out of 25 targets in his first try at skeet and gradually improves through the high teens into the low 20s. A perfect 25 is a reasonable goal for the novice skeet shooter. Skeet can be shot for practice or as a registered event. To shoot registered targets you must be a member of the National Skeet Shooting Association.

Trap

1 ATA & 1 Wobble Fields

Trap is the most popular shotgun shooting sport in America with some 55,000 active shooters that shoot an estimated 82.5 million registered targets per year. There are three basic types of trapshooting—the 16-yard event, handicap and doubles. Following is a description of each type:

• 16-yard event: In the 16-yard event, the shooters stand "on the 16-yard line" which is 16 yards behind the trap-house. The trap throws targets that will fly from 48 to 52 yards from the shooter. Most targets are shot when they are about 36 yards from the shooter. Targets are thrown at varying angles within a range of 45 degrees to left or right of straightaway.

• Handicap: In this event, the shooter stands anywhere from 17 to 27 yards behind the trap house, depending on his/her previous scores. The better the previous scores, the farther back you are "pushed."

• Doubles: This event is also shot from the 16-yard line. Unlike the regulation 16-yard and handicap events, a pair of targets are released simultaneously. Double targets follow a set course, usually 35 degrees to left and right of straightaway. The shooter has one shot for each target. A standard round of doubles is 25 "pair" - 50 targets.

Trap shoots may be informal practice events or "Registered Shoots". To shoot registered targets, you must be a member of the Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA).

In registered trap, your targets are all recorded by the ATA, and you will be placed in different classifications, according to your previous scores. In addition, your average is published each year in the Official ATA Average Book.

National Shooting Sports Foundation research indicates that the average shooter breaks 13 out of 25 targets on the first try at trapshooting and gradually improves through the high teens into the low 20s. A perfect 25 is a reasonable goal for the novice trap shooter.

Practice Trap

6 Practice Fields

Set up for new shooters and beginners

5 Stand

3 5 Stand Fields

Sporting Clays

2 100 Targets Courses "Woods" & "Meadows"

The woods course features a elevated duck blind 'the red pickup truck" and our 100ft tower for some great over head shots. We have 30 Golf Carts for shooters to travel from station to station like playing golf with a shotgun.

"Tour our Sporting Clays Courses HERE!"

 Range Rules

These rules have been established to provide for the safety of shooters and bystanders.

1. Do not load gun until in the cage or designated shooting position and ready to fire.
2. Eye and Ear protection is mandatory.
3. Never load more than 2 shells in gun.
4. No shot size larger than 71/2’s. (71/2’s, 8’s and 9’s only)
5. Any reckless or unsafe driving of golf carts is prohibited. (No refunds)
6. Damage to Elm Fork equipment is the responsibility of the customer.
7. No Riot Guns Allowed. (Gun must have full stock and min. 21” Barrel)
8. Do not attempt to fix or load any machines.
9. Please return golf cart keys to front office.
10. Alcohol is prohibited on Elm Fork/City of Dallas property.
11. If you have a problem call the main pro shop at 972-556-0103.